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HB 1974 Methamphetamine, methcathinone, amphetamine, or phentermine, etc.; unlawful possession, penalty.

Introduced by: Robert Tata | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Possession of methamphetamine, methcathinone, or amphetamine precursors; penalty.  Provides that any person who possesses any two or more of the following substances with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, methcathinone or amphetamine is guilty of a Class 6 felony: liquified ammonia, ether, hypophosphorus acid solutions, hypophosphite salts, hydrochloric acid, iodine crystals or tincture of iodine, phenylacetone, phenylacetic acid, red phosphorus, methylamine, methyl formamide, lithium metal, sodium metal, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium dichromate, sodium dichromate, potassium permanganate, chromium trioxide, methylbenzene, methamphetamine precursor drugs, sodium hydroxide, trichlorethane, or 2-propanone. The bill also requires the Virginia Department of State Police, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Health, and Division of Forensic Science to establish a multi-agency work group to develop a best-practices protocol for use by law-enforcement and emergency response agencies regarding the clean-up of abandoned and deactivated methamphetamine production sites.  This bill is identical to SB 1121.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Possession of methamphetamine, methcathinone, amphetamine, or phentermine chemical agents or precursors; penalty.  Provides that any person found with (i) two or more specified chemical agents or precursors with intent to manufacture, or (ii) specified amounts of a certain single chemical agent or precursor, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides that any person who sells, transfers, distributes, or furnishes any chemical agent or precursor to another person with knowledge that the chemical agent or precursor will be used for the manufacture of the drug is guilty of a Class 6 felony.